Stuck Passenger Door handle

[shinty44]

 

Greetings

Have a 2009 Q5. The passenger door handle sticks open so the door does not close properly and if not pushed back means the door flies open. We do remember most of the time but it is still a worry.

Local garage say it is £200 to fix.  I have looked online and this seems a lot since everything else on the door mechanism works.

But I am no mechanic and the instructional videos are daunting ! 

I understand that this maBristol.

 

Thanks.

[Magnet]

Hello Richard,

Thanks for being in touch. 
Door locks (if it is the actual lock) are now very expensive, and it wouldn’t surprise me is the lock mechanism alone could cost in excess of £200 to buy, without the labour charge to fit if. 
Of course, it may turn out to be simple linkage issue. 
If this were mine, I would be finding myself a trusted independent VAG specialist in my karea, and nipping the car over to them to estimate the cost of sorting it - there will be more relevant experience there. 
In summary, you may find £200 isn’t an expensive fix, but a second specialist estimate would be my route to fix this safety critical issue.

Perhaps you would let us know how you get on.

Kind regards,

Gareth.